Carry-iron.



. -P; BATE-MAN. I GARRY IRON. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 26, 1912.

LO78,244. A Patented,NOY.1 1 1913.

, I I WITNESSES INVENTOR Paulflatemm Arrq msv' siren STATES PAT @FF PAUL BATEMAN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR 'IO AMERICAN CAR AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CARRY-IRON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1 1, 1913'.

Application filed December 26, 1912. Serial No. 738,696.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL BATEMAN, residing at St. Lou1s,d\f1ssour1, and being a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carry- Irons, (Case 13,) of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and to use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the preferred form of the invent-ion, though it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, as it is obvious that various modifications thereof will occur to persons skilled in the art.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a coupling support, showing the coupler in section, and showing in dot and dash lines the carry iron in dropped position. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the under side of the device shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional View through a slightly modified device similar to the one shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and taken on a plane indicated by the line 33 of Fig.

2, showing a modified carry iron in three,

positions.

My invention relates in general to a drawbar coupling support, and more particularly relates to a removable carry iron and its supporting buffer casting or dead block.

My invention has for its object to provide an improved carry iron arrangement, 1n'

which the iron may be dropped to a position without becoming detached from the sup- 7 porting parts, in order to permitthe vertical lowering of the coupler and its attached mechanism.

It is a further object to. provide in a device of the above outlined character relatively broad flat bearing surfaces for the iron, and to so arrange the parts that the iron may be locked into position in a simple manner, and without multiplicity of struc tural parts.

I attain the above outlined objects, broadly, by providing a dead block having alined supporting shelves carrying a hooked end carry iron, the hook of which is adapted to engage a stop when in dropped position,

so as to maintain the iron in position on the block.

is the open bottom hood 6, adapted to contain the coupler 7. Each wall of the hood is formed into an outstanding foot 8, the bottom of which feet are formed by means ofishelves 9 and 10. Paralleling the shelf 10 and positioned a short distance above the same is'the overhanging ledge 11, forming with the shelf 10 a pocket for one end of the carry iron 12, hereinafter more fully described.

The shelf 9 is preferably not of the full width of the foot 8, but is outlined transversely by open-ended passages 3 and 13. The inner wall 14 forming a portion of that side of the hood 6 including the shelf 9 has an opening 15 extending t-herethrough and extend from its end transversely of the iron to form the T-head 17,shown.

It will be understood that the iron 12 is inserted from the left-hand side of the block shown in Fig 1 until it rests upon the shelves 9 and 10 and between the shelves, the wall 14'. and ledge 11, in which position it is locked by means of the pin 18 passing through the ledge 11, the aperture in the iron 12 and through the shelf 10, in which position it is locked by means of the cotter 19. Vherethe T-shaped head is used, as shown in Fig. 3, one portion of the head will engage the shelf 9, so as to restrainv movement of the iron in one transverse direction.

To dismount the iron it'is merely necessary to withdraw the same from its seat or shelf 10, permitting the iron to fall into the dot and dash position shown in Fig. 1, the finger or head 16 extending into the opening 15, the lower edge of which opening may be reinforced by a thickened strengtli-- 35 dead block having alined shelves, a carry necessary;

The iron when swung into its dropped position swings 'on the corner 22 of the shelf 9, and it is possible that the rough under- .surface of the iron 12, characterizing these commercially formed members, will prevent theiron 12 dropping so low that the finger 16 will not be positioned within the open 15, but, if found necessary, a roove323 or teeth may be placed in the un erside of .the iron so asto form a groove to contain the edge22, thereby forming a stationary pivoting point for the iron 12 until the finger 16 is in position to drop into the opening 15 in which position the hooked end of thejiron engages the thickened portion 21.

Particularly noting the form of carry iron shown in Fig. 3, it is seen'that each endof the'iron has a .relatively broad hearing portion 24, that the central portion between the bearing portions 24 has an offset 25, so that by reversing the position of the iron the offset portion may be varied relative to the seats 9 and 10, so as to vary the position of the coupler 7 vertically. In this gure it will be noted that the angled face 26 will perform the functions claimed for the groove 23, permitting the iron to fall into almost 1 a vertical posit-ion so as to brin the head 17into the opening 15 before the alling iron brings its head on to the thickened bottom edg'e21of the opening.

What I claim is: v 1. The combination with a coupler, of a iron having a-laterally projecting head said carry' iron resting directly on and being supported in coupler-carrying position solely by said shelves, and means formed on the dead block adapted'c'to engage the head to maintain the iron connected with the blockwhen the iron is dropped away from said coupler.

2. The combination with spaced supports .forming a coupler space therebetween, a

coupler, positioned in said space, a carry iron pivotedto one of said supports, and in one, position resting on both of said supports 'to carry the coupler and adapted to be withdrawn longitudinally of said carry position.

iron from one of said supports to swing away from sald coupler.

3. The combination with spaced supports,

shelf, of a carry iron slidable horizontally on said shelf and adapted to rock thereon to inoperative position, said bar having a means on the underside thereof adapted to be engaged by the shelf to retard sliding movement of, said bar.

6. A dead block having opposed walls with openings therethrough, a carry iron supporting shelf, a stop disposed above said shelf, and a hooked end carry iron adapted to be supported on said shelf and adapted to drop from a horizontal position and when in dropped position to have the hooked end engage said stop in one of said openings and support the iron in the dropped position.

7. The combination with spaced supports, a carry iron supported in horizontal position by and adapted to bridge the space between said supports, said carry iron being adapted to move longitudinally in a horizontal position and to drop from a horizontal position to an inoperative position, and a notch in the carry iron intermediate its end-s adapted toretard its sliding movement-when dropping to said inoperative In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

PAUL 'BATEMA N.

Witnesses:

OSCAR HOCHBERG, LQWILLIAM MQRRISON.

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